Should I remove “AdWare.AdPlus”?

The AdWare.AdPlus is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What AdWare.AdPlus virus can do?

Executable code extraction
Reads data out of its own binary image
The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine AdWare.AdPlus?


File Info:
crc32: 6A9C7784
md5: 19ca499f6ec8a435569f19621776dab9
name: 19CA499F6EC8A435569F19621776DAB9.mlw
sha1: 277173d88f7e4935b26464563fe39db24ec968d5
sha256: e044eec7224851ad6f660baec565981715d88fc7d78d7a3137ddfea2456cd9fb
sha512: a5ca36cc5c769c1dc83ffd660b495c3bdfc3179afe47be24ca8c53a0a8d41ffad72330f0f8a30ee7723e3755a267b67538e59d7561762fadf9af67085bfe74c7
ssdeep: 49152:jxLZELEMf9Re7OJ3e+LpdVZaRG+gUNHvTQz/lQEGlPEgfiU+mOXTmd:jxqLEMlRe7OJuMdbSnrQz/qxlcs6U
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:
0: [No Data]

AdWare.AdPlus also known as:

Bkav	W32.AIDetect.malware2
Lionic	Trojan.Win32.Agent.ltOU
Cynet	Malicious (score: 100)
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.47375081
Cylance	Unsafe
Zillya	Dropper.Haed.Win32.137
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_90% (W)
Alibaba	Trojan:Win32/Generic.e4b9c431
Cybereason	malicious.88f7e4
Cyren	W32/Agent.ACE.gen!Eldorado
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
APEX	Malicious
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
Kaspersky	UDS:Trojan.Win32.Generic
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.47375081
NANO-Antivirus	Virus.Win32.Gen-Crypt.ccnc
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.47375081
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.47375081
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S (PUA)
Comodo	Malware@#o63ch4jehuf5
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
TrendMicro	TROJ_GEN.R002C0WKD21
McAfee-GW-Edition	BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.wc
FireEye	Generic.mg.19ca499f6ec8a435
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.47375081 (B)
SentinelOne	Static AI – Malicious PE
Avira	TR/Crypt.ZPACK.Gen8
eGambit	Generic.Malware
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/Generic.ASMalwS.12F483
Kingsoft	Win32.Heur.KVMH004.a.(kcloud)
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml
GData	Trojan.GenericKD.47375081
McAfee	Artemis!19CA499F6EC8
VBA32	AdWare.AdPlus
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R002C0WKD21
Rising	Trojan.Generic@ML.100 (RDMK:51lucWcQE+ye0W3IchG2KA)
Yandex	Trojan.DR.Haed!q0DnAvvsYRU
Ikarus	Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Haed
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen
Fortinet	W32/Haed.FAR!tr
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen

How to remove AdWare.AdPlus?

AdWare.AdPlus removal tool

Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
“Move to quarantine” all items.
Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
Restart your computer.

About the author

Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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